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GUIDE TO SYMBOLS

A fall of pitch occurs after the marked syllable (denoted by the mark ´). When the accent is on the last, the syllable’s fall in pitch is sometimes not apparent unless another word follows it.

áme 雨 rain

ashí 足[脚] foot, leg

(vowels: á, é, í, ó, ú; long vowels: ā´, ē´, ō´, ū´)

Long vowels ā, ē, ō, and ū: Vowels with macrons (a horizontal bar above the letter) are pronounced twice as long as regular vowels.

Examples: Meaning
byōdō (na) 平等(な) equal
kyūka 休暇 vacation, furlough
pēji 頁[ページ] page
wā-puro ワープロ word processor

Sounds: The following have suppressed vowels.

Examples: Meaning
i, u (These vowels are suppressed.)
hito 人 person, man, fellow, people
suki-ma 隙間 crack; opening; opportunity

Note: A fuller explanation of the symbols shown above can be found in the Introduction.

Tuttle Compact Japanese Dictionary, 2nd Edition

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